Dumpster Divemaster

[BENRUS]

Latest catch...Hope I don't catch a disease wearing it!

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Maybe this belonged to a sewer rat?

The clean-up effort begins

[abem]

Oh my. I'm frequently amazed at how grungy, dirty, and generally mistreated many formerly beautiful high end watches end up, particularly on the 'Bay.

This one should win some sort of award.

Thankfully, they often clean up nicely. Make sure to take "before" and "after" photos!

-abe.

[BENRUS]

I will be cleaning it up much more than I have, But here's what it looks like as of now:

[charger105]

I reckon you're right.........it was probably used for diving, and not washed down afterwards.
Any signs of life ?

[BENRUS]

No signs of life yet

[bucko170]

I think this is one of the rare occasions when the outer crud is of no detriment to the condition of the workings, the Lexan case will have provided a nice protective shield so fingers crossed it will just require a fresh set of batteries.

[vpn]

Holy cow! That Synchronar was dirtier than an abandoned house!
Looks way better after the cleaning, it also seems to not have a lot of scratches, apart from the ones I see on the Lexan top. Fingers crossed for you Benrus, hope it'll work with new batteries. Otherwise, a SASM module can do the job.

[BENRUS]

I tried to open this with care, but at least I know now what's going on inside...

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[Seiko&Casio Lcd's]

Wow ,what a pity that it is as bad on the inside as it was on the outside.
The rechargeable battery leaked ? , i thought the seals of those supposed to be better than those of the regular batteries.

[BENRUS]

Looking for a black plastic part to glue down the middle of top, does anyone know what was originally used, or any good ideas for a make your own replacement?
The after pics of how it looks now!

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Much better

Thanks for any help

[bucko170]

Isn't that the wrong case for the module? A Sunwatch case for the flat top modules rather than a Synchronar case with the bar across to fit in the groove?

[BENRUS]

I'm not sure why exactly they decided to make the Divemaster this way, but since it came that way, I'm trying to restore it the same.
The original black bar is super-glued to half of its lexon case as pictured above, so I need to make a new one.
If I'm at all wrong, please share what you know.
I think all divemasters were sold this way, they didn't come with flat sun tops...but I may be wrong.

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http://www.newdwf.com/viewtopic.php?f=81&t=4503

[bucko170]

I think you are correct...... http://www.ledwatches.net/photo-pages/sunwatch.htm

[charger105]

All early Sunwatches were equipped with the Synchronar grooved module top with the black bar glued in place.
The flat module top was a later devlopment for Sunwatches which made it appear more 'designed' rather than being a case of just using up Synchronar cases where the centre bar was damaged during manufacture.

I've got a few NOS black bars lying around somewhere. Give me your address and I'll send you one.
Rgds.

[BENRUS]

All early Sunwatches were equipped with the Synchronar grooved module top with the black bar glued in place.
The flat module top was a later devlopment for Sunwatches which made it appear more 'designed' rather than being a case of just using up Synchronar cases where the centre bar was damaged during manufacture.

I've got a few NOS black bars lying around somewhere. Give me your address and I'll send you one.
Rgds.

NOS black bar !
Thank you very much kind sir
Best regards!

[BENRUS]

I think you are correct...... http://www.ledwatches.net/photo-pages/sunwatch.htm

Thanks for the link
I added a link to my post above about the divemaster.

[BENRUS]

Thank you charger105
The Divemaster :

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Thanks to everyone who helped me in the restoration of this watch

[richard_uk]

That's one amazing transformation!

[charger105]

Good Job Benrus.
The bar makes a real difference.
BTW, I really like that Sunwatch bracelet. I've got one the same on a Synchronar and it's the one that gets worn most. It looks good and is very comfortable.

[BENRUS]

That's one amazing transformation!

Thanks richard_uk, I'm super happy with the results

Good Job Benrus.
The bar makes a real difference.
BTW, I really like that Sunwatch bracelet. I've got one the same on a Synchronar and it's the one that gets worn most. It looks good and is very comfortable.

Thanks! Couldn't of finished it up without ya
I really like this watch band too, it is comfortable

[PG101]

Very nice job Benrus!

[Kasper]

Job well executed..very nice Matt